Garment construction



March 28, I950 1 M. BREIER ,50 1,

GARMEN'IVQQNSTRUCTION Y Filed D c. "13, 1946 Patented Mar. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Marcus Breier, Amsterdam, N. Y. Application December 13, 1946, Serial No. 715,941

7 Claims. I

' This invention relates to garments and more particularly to garments such as shirts for sports wear provided with removable members adapted to impart a desired contour to the shoulders of the wearer.

The chief object of the present invention is to provide a shirt for sports wear including removable padding members disposed in pockets adjacent the shoulders of a wearer to impart a desired contour to the shoulders of the wearer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shirt for sports wear including wedge-shaped triangular pads easily removable to permit laundering of. the shirt and adapted to impart the appearance of breadth and strength to the shoulders of a wearer.

A further object is to provide a shirt for sports wear having interior pockets disposed adjacent the shoulders of the wearer for the reception of padding members which impart a desired contour to the shoulders of a wearer. Other objects of my invention will be readily perceived from the following description.

This invention relates to a shirt for sports wear which comprises front body portions, 2. rear body portion secured to the front portions, a collar portion secured to the front and rear portions and extending about the neckline of the shirt,

, removable means adapted to fit over the shoulders of the wearer to impart a desired contour thereto,

the reception of the padding member;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a shoulder of a shirt illustrating the interior portion forming a pocket for the reception of the padding member;

Figure 4 is an isometric view of the padding member; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the padding member.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a shirt for sports wear including front body portions 2, a rear body portion 3 and a collar member 4 extending about the neckline of the shirt and se- 1 curedto the body portions 2 and 3. The rear body portion is secured to the front body portions 2 as is well known in the industry. Any

suitable fastening means 5, for example, buttons and button holes may be employed to secure the front portions 2 in closed position about the body;

of a wearer.

Each shoulder portion of the shirt may com prise two exterior triangular members 6 (refer to Figure 2) stitched to one another and secured,

101 preferably, by stitching, to the body portions 2.

and 3. The apex of each member 6 extends adjacent and is secured to the collar portion 4. The base of each member 6, preferably, is stitched in position adjacent the sleeve 1 of the shirt. Members 6 form in effect the exterior walls of pocket members 8. The interior walls of pockets 8 (refer to Figure 3) are formed by fabric members ii stitched, if desired, to the exterior shoulder portions 6 or to the front and rear body portions Z and 3 depending upon the type of shirt in which the invention is embodied. Members 9 are triangular in shape, the apex of each member extending adjacent the collar portion t while the base of each member extends adjacent the sleeve 1. Members 9 are stitched at the apex and along each side; the base of member 9 is free and permits the insertion of padding members, hereinafter described, within the pocket. Preferably, some fullness is employed in member 9 to permit it to conform to the contour of the shoulder.

A cord In is stitched to member 6 and terminates in a loop adapted to receive a button II to permit the pocket to be closed to retain a padding member I2 therein;

Padding members l2 are disposed in the pockets 8 to impart a desired contour to the shoulders of a wearer. Padding members 12 are removable to permit laundering of the shirt, of members E2, or to permit new members 12 to be disposed in the pockets. Each member 12 consists of a wedge-shaped triangular body composed of padding l3 and having a cover I4 stitched in place about the padding l3 to retain it in desired shape.

The apex [5 of member I2 is adapted to be dis-c posed adjacent the apex of the pocket 8 while the base l6 extends adjacent the sleeve or proximate the edge of the shoulder. The base I6 is concave in curvature to fit over the shoulder; each member 12 fits snugly against the shoulder of a wearer to impart a desired contour thereto. It will be noted by reference to Figure 4 that member 12 is shaped to permit the ends I! of base it to extend downward below the upper plane of the shoulder of the wearer thus permitting the member tolie snugly against such shoulder,

It will be understood similar members are disposed in pockets 8 at each side of the shirt to impart the appearance of breadth and strength to the shoulders of a wearer. If one shoulder of a wearer is deformed, it will be appreciated pad members 52 may be so designed as to impart a desired similar contour to each shoulder of the wearer.

WhileI have illustrated the, contour imparting members of: the present invention applied to a shirt for sports wear, it will be appreciated the present invention may be employed with other, types of garments. For example, the invention may be applied to a shirt having raglan-- type; sleeves and in such case members 9aredisposed interiorly to form pockets for the reception of" padding members to impartjldesiredlcontour'to; the shoulders of a wearer. Likewise, the invention with little or no adaptation can be applied to similar garments in order to impart the appear-ance'of breadthand strengthto-the shoulders of a wearerand to conceal deformitiesif required.

The present invention provides agarment ca--- pable of imp art-ing a desired contour't'o the shoulders' of a wearer.- The padding members are readily removable to permit laundering of thegarment, of the member or to permit substitution of new members in-the garment-z The'padding'members aresodesigned astoimpart a=de'-- sired appearance to the shoulders of a wearer and areadapted tofit snugly' over theshouldersof'thewearer thereby conveying the impression of being an integral portion thereof. The means provided to secure the paddingmembers inthe pockets do not interfere with the appearance of the garment and do-not rub against orirritate the shoulder of the'wearer;

While I have described and illustrated a preferred embodiment ofmyinvention; it will be understood my invention is' notlimited thereto since it maybe otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims;

I- claim;

1 In a'garmen-t of the character describedi the combination of a front portion; a rear' portion; a collar portion secured to said front and rear portions, exterior shoulder portions of triangular contour securedto eaolrother and-to the front" and rear portions,- eachshoulderportiorr formingthe exterior wall of'a pocket; an interior mem berof triangular contour secured to the outer si'deof each shoulder portion andhaying its-apex secured adjacent the collarportion'; said interior member cooperation with said=exterior shoulden portions forming a pocket forthe reception ofpadding -m-eans; a padding memberresting" in said pocket to impart-a desired contour to the shoulder; of" a wearer; and means forretaining saidpadding member in-- said pocket;

2..A garment according td-claim- 1 in which eachma-dding member comprises a wedge-shaped triangular pad; the apex" of i said pad extending proximate the' collar'portionand the baseof said pad having a concaveconfigurationwith the-endsof the base-extending below: the upperplane of theashoulder of a wearer wherebythe pad fits over substantially the upper portion ofthe shoulder ofiaiwearerto impart a desired contour thereto.

3i A garment:. according to: claim 1 in whichthe retaining means comprise a cord portion stitched atone end to the exterior shoulderportioniandl terminating; in a; loop adapted Eto receive a button, stitched .in desired: position toztherinnerside: o f;the.interiormember:

4. In, a; shirt; forv sportswear; the:- combination of front body portions, a rear body portion, a collar member secured to said body portions, exterior triangular shoulder portions secured to each other and connecting said front and rear body portions, the apex of each exterior shoulder portion being connected to the collar member and its base joining a sleeve of the shirt, the exterior shoulder portions forming the outer wall of a pocket, an inner triangular member secured adjacent said outer shoulder portions, to: form an inner wall of the pocket, the apex and sides of each inner member being secured to the shoulder portions, the base of each inner member being free. a. removable padding member disposed in a said pocket, each padding member comprising a wedge-shaped triangular pad having its apex extendingzaclj acentzthe collar portion and its base having a concave configuration and extending adjacent the sleeve of the shirt, the ends of the base being adapted to extend below the upper plane ofthe'shoulderof a wearer; said pad imparting a desired contour" to the shoulder of as.

wearer, and means retaining the-pad'irr desired' positioninsaid pocket.

5. In a garment of the character described, the combination of a front portion; a rear' portion; a collar portion secured to said front and rear portions, sleevemembers, an exterior front: shouldermember of triangular contour secured to the front portion; an exterior rear shoulder member of triangular contoursecured t'o'the rear portion; said front and rear shoulder members;

being secured to each other to' form" the exterior? wall ofa: triangular-pocket having-its apex adja cent the collar portion and its baseadjacent-a:

sleeve, an interior member of triangular contour secured to the-outersides of said front and rear shoulder members to-for-m the interior Wall of" the pocket, apadding member resting" in" said pocket to impart a desired contour to the shoul der' of a wearer, and means for removably re:- taining the-= padding member in the pocket.

6. In a garment of thechara'ct'er described, the

combination of afront portion, a rear portion,

avcollar portionsecured to said front and rear portions, sleeve members; an'exterior front shoulder member-pf triangular contour secured to'the front portion, an exterior rearsl'ioulder-member" 1 thebase of said pad having a concave configuration whereby the pad fits over'substantiallythe upper portion of-theshoul'cler of'fa wearer-to-im= part a desired contour thereto; andmeans for- 1'emovably -retaining the padding member-in'th'e 4 pocket:

7. In a garment of thecl'iaracter'describ'edf the combinationbf a front portion, arear portioma collar portion secured to said front andrearportions', sleeve members', an exterior-front shoulder member of triangular contour secured to" the front: portion, an exterior: rear shoulder member of triangular contour secured tothe rearportion;

said front' and rear shoulder members beingse cured to each other to form the exterior-wall of i a triangular pocket. havingitssapex-adjaccnt"the 5 6 collar portion, an interior member of triangular REFERENCES CITED contour secured to the outer sides of sald front and rear shoulder members to form the interior The win r f re re f record in the wall of the pocket, a padding member resting in fi1e Of this patent! said pocket, said padding member consisting of 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS a wedge-shaped triangular pad, having its apex extending proximate the collar portion and its Number Name Date base being concave in configuration whereby the 9, Ca11eo Mar. 7, 1939 pad fits substantially the upper portion of the 3 ahm Dec. 19, 1944-. shoulder of a wearer to impart a desired contour l0 ,9 6 Meehur Nov. 12, 1946 thereto, a cord portion stitched at one end to an 1 2 Solomon Dec. 31, 1946 exterior shoulder member, said cord portion ter- ,5 7 Solomon Dec. 31, 1946 minating in a loop, and a button stitched in de- 15,6 8 Kreisberg Feb. 11, 1947 sired position to the inner side of the interior ,423,498 Hull July 8, 1947 member, said loop fitting over said button to close 15 the pocket to retain the padding member therein.

MARCUS BREIER. 

